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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If for no other reason I deeply resent the loss of
our ability to travel freely...Canada and the USA have had so few problems
before and now we have to be much more careful. </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com
href="mailto:kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com">kerry becker</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:17
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] FW: test..resending
Canada travel advisory</DIV>
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<P>A friend of mine was denied entrance at the border recently because his
drivers license alerted border patrol of a DUI he had over 5 years
ago.<BR><BR></P>
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From: <I>"kerry becker" <<A
href="mailto:kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com">kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com</A>></I><BR>To:
<I><A
href="mailto:kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com">kerrybecker6924@hotmail.com</A></I><BR>Subject:
<I>test</I><BR>Date: <I>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:14:13 -0700</I><BR><BR>
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<DIV class=RTE>Travel to Canada Entrance Advisory </DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Members are advised to remind customers traveling to Canada of a
long standing law that may deny them entrance if they have ever been
convicted of a criminal offense. The list of inadmissible classes include
those that have been convicted of: 1) a minor offense (including
shoplifting, theft, assault, possession of an illegal substance, etc.); 2)
an _indictable_ criminal offense (including assault with a deadly weapon,
manslaughter; etc.), or 3) Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Read full
details.
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>According to Canada_s Web-site, it is possible to have some
offenses cleared in advance of travel by submitting an application for a
Minister_s Approval of Rehabilitation. ASTA has discussed this situation
with the Canadian Embassy and is advised that most applications for
rehabilitation are granted if: 1) they involve a single offense,
2) the record is clean for the stated time (depending on the offense) since
the conviction and 3) the paperwork is all in order. The process becomes
more complicated and takes longer as the seriousness of the crime increases
and can take up to six months for serious felonies. One DWI and a 10-year
clean record can be approved at the border without a fee or other process
than providing the proper paperwork, but there is an obvious risk in trying
to gain entry that way.
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>According to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle, the
Canadian government, to help enforce its law, is now sharing criminal
databases used by law enforcement in the United States as part of post-9/11
initiative called Smart Borders. We are advised that Canada expects anyone
seeking entry to Canada to "confess" their convictions even if not asked, on
the theory that everyone is presumed to know the law.
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Members are urged to advise customers of this law when booking
travel. Failure to inform customers about this law could lead to a claim of
breach of fiduciary duty against the agency. This information should be
disclosed at the point-of-sale and documented in the Passenger Name Record
(PNR) or printed on the itinerary. Here is a sample form of itinerary
remark:
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<DIV></DIV>_Travelers to Canada are advised that they may be denied entrance
if they have ever been convicted of a criminal offense, including minor
criminal offenses and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)."
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Complete information can be found on Canada_s Web-site at:
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/washington/visas/inadmissible-en.asp.
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